After checking in with 5,000 employees to find out what they felt was missing from their work environment, eBay gave their San Jose, CA and Austin, TX campuses a super sustainable upgrade. <a href="http://www.buildordie.com/index2.htm">Valerio Dewalt Train Associates</a> worked with eBay’s internal Workplace Resources Team to reorganize the internal office space and create more collaborative areas, while also <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/tenants-moving-into-pre-built-green-office-space-in-the-empire-state-building/">increasing office density</a>. In the process of their upgrade, which is being extended to campuses throughout the United States, the online shopping giant managed to significantly reduce real estate and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/barcelona-introduces-led-streetlights-that-cut-energy-use-by-13/">energy costs</a>.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

eBay asked 5,000 employees what was missing from their work environment.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

They then set about to give two campuses, in San Jose, CA and Austin, TX, a sustainable upgrade.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

The workstations were rearranged to the make the space more dense.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

Old workstations were reused to make shorter benches that give employees better access to natural light.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

By condensing space and reducing the need for artificial lighting, eBay has saved a lot of money and energy.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

All of the furniture was provided by Knoll.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

And meets eBay's internal commitment to only use materials that are renewable or recyclable.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

This may not be our biggest, showiest post to date.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

But small changes by large corporations amount to significant and noteworthy savings.

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eBay Sustainable Upgrade by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

After checking in with 5,000 employees to find out what they felt was missing from their work environment, eBay gave their San Jose, CA and Austin, TX campuses a super sustainable upgrade. Valerio Dewalt Train Associates worked with eBay’s internal Workplace Resources Team to reorganize the internal office space and create more collaborative areas, while also increasing office density. In the process of their upgrade, which is being extended to campuses throughout the United States, the online shopping giant managed to significantly reduce real estate and energy costs.